Meu Colega de Quarto é um Gumiho (2021)

A RomCom That Deserves The Title

This story is not unique by any means, but its execution here was taken to the next level by the outstanding performances. The lead characters played off each other exceptionally well which gave the show all the life it needed to keep me coming back for more.

There was a lot of well-executed humour in almost every episode which I found refreshing cos sometimes these shows forget the 'com' part of ROMCOM, and it just becomes a draggy love story. This was a funny, lighthearted, warm drama with a simple yet profound message.

I absolutely enjoyed my time with it and I recommend it for anyone looking for something that will put a smile on your face and a glow in your heart.

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Cottoncandy fluff continuously poked by an icicle

To be honest nothing in this drama is great, nothing is perfect, and there is probably only one character that I truly loved all the time. the side characters stand for allot of wonderful friendship moments, great humour but also have some immature and at times annoying tendencies yet managed to stay on my good side for delivering some great lines, fun moments and sweet, sweet love making them great as supporting cast and doing a great job assisting the storyline. This drama shows that boys and girls can be friends as well as some pretty amazing chosen family/friendships. The relationship between the two Gumihos would make any biological siblings jealous.

Midway thru the drama I could not have cared less who the female lead would end up with seeing all the options had their pros and cons (sigel, gumiho or bad boy gone soft). Chemistry wise I actually think she had more with the bad boy gone soft than her beloved gumiho. They exchange allot of fun banter and she feels more natural with him. There scenes where a feast for the aye jut enough to make it enjoyable but not to much to arouse sympathy or give me SLS.

While I am a great succer for romance and often fraun upon comedy this dramas stars are all about the comedy and less about the romance. This drama has great lines, though it may not always be sophisticated the level of comedy is still kept above the cringey annoying humor that can be seen in other dramas giving this drama some well earned extra stars)

This drama also had high predictability and ALLOT of wonderful cliches. So if you hate cliches move along there is truly nothing for you to see here. But if you are like me and love seeing them played around with twisted and enhanced then do proceed to watch this cliche feast of a drama.

P.s there is a spoiler in the comment section ;)
Oh and I loved seeing Go Kyung Pyo... even if it was just for a short while so keep your aye out for him and also you may enjoy how they references other dramas when they show gumihos past.

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Why I Love My Roommate is a Gumiho

This is not an ordinary love story. It is between the love of a human and fox against all odds, against nature, against time, against destiny & fate, to have what we humans take for granted, an ordinary future together.

I love Dam (Hyeri Lee) and I love Fox's (Jang Ki Yong) each individual characters. But together, together it's so so so much more. I think, right now, for me at least, it is one of the most epic love stories in kdramaland. I love the philosophical and human struggle that is beautifully told here.

A loner 999 years old humane fox, who didn't care much to be human. This premise, pulled me to this show. I care if he wants to be human, I care why he wants to be human. I care how did he want to be human. I care when he wanted to be human.

A young woman who is inexperienced in love but so full of life, maturity, fiercely independent, true to herself, heart on her sleeve, genuine, courageous and spunky. I care whether or not she would be the one to change the fox. I care how she would be the one to make fox see what it is like to be human.

I love how we as an audience get to see how he falls for her. And her for him. I love how we as an audience get to see all the failings and trappings of an intimate relationship, of human love and all that it entails - the good, the bad, the beautiful and the ugly. All the mistakes he would make, all the struggles they would face together and apart, how deep her love must be to love a fox, how his centuries-lived life was turned on its head by a spunky young woman. I love that both are inexperienced in love. How pure their love is.  

Some love this drama for its comedy, some for its light and easy enjoyment, some for it's fantasy, some for it's story, some for the lead couple's characters, some for the second lead couple's characters , some for the side characters and some for the second lead male character and that is the charm of this drama. That is a testament to the cast and crew that they truly care for all the characters in this story. The perfect cast shows it and the powerful performances of the actors elevates it. This drama weaves effortlessly with thoughtful pacing - the funny with the sad, the sweet with the heavy. This can't be overstated that the comedy and sweetness elements when done right, as it does so brilliantly in this drama gives audiences a chance to breathe, to smile, to swoon, to laugh, to feel happiness in the simplest nuances of human nature and culture. Thus, it has launched iconic moments, philosopical moments, meme moments and viral moments of this drama.

It would be a travesty to not mention the dynamic between the male and female in this drama. Eventhough Fox has teleportation powers, can easily accumulate wealth, never ages, forever tall and handsome. However it is Dam, a young woman in university that is all powerful. Time and time again it is Dam who steps up, courageously, who leads the way, who inspires and fights just as hard as a hero in a drama. She is the White Knight that saves the prince and not a damsel in distress. The same can be said about Hye Sun. They both know what they want and have no trouble in bringing it out from their leading men or their friends.

I didn't expect to be given important lessons of human vulnerabilities. It's a thoughtful drama. It also makes this drama so special and different from other dramas of it's kind.  Fantasy is just a plot mechanism to show the power of humanity. It has renewed my passion and appreciation to belong to the human race. This drama has inspired me how special it is to be humane, reminds me being a human doesn't mean one is humane, the importance of communication and human connection, the valuable lessons that the ordinary can be extraordinary, the the meaningless can be meaningful and we, humans, unlike animals, are the captains of our destiny. I feel I need this in my life - to realise how important it is to be alive, how special it is to be human. And that we never stop learning to live a well lived-life.

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Basic and formulaic in the best ways

Honestly speaking, I am a rather pretentious person and I tend to be pretty snobbish about the dramas I watch, but I am pleased to announce that My Roommate Is a Gumiho reminded me, that I am in fact not too good for basic cheesy romance.
This is in no way a flawless or even remarkable show but I started watching this because I was craving something sweet and simple and this drama definitely served its purpose.

While My Roommate Is A Gumiho was unoriginal and quite predictable, I still wasn’t bored once through the entirety of the show. This is an incredibly charming, basic romance drama and I feel like its appeal actually lies in its simplicity. I’ve never gotten Korean humor but I also found it quite humorous as well at times. The characters were all very lovable, the actors had great chemistry, it was pleasing to look at, there’s really not anything to be mad about here.

If this drama had one weak point it might have been the love triangle, which I couldn’t bring myself to care about. I didn’t dislike the second lead, but I also didn’t really care for him and since it was pretty clear to everyone, who the main character would end up with, there really wasn’t a real point in stretching this B-plot for as long as this drama did, except for the sake of a conflict, this show didn’t need in the first place. The whole plot point about the red string seemed a bit like an afterthought to me. I didn’t hate it, but it was introduced to the drama fairly late and I really could have done without it. But I am nitpicking here, this is a romance K-drama after all and they can’t do without their love triangles, so I knew what I was getting into.

Should you watch this? Sure, why not. It’s not life-changing, but does it need to be? There are stories that stay with you, and I doubt that when I lie on my deathbed, that I will remember anything about My Roommate Is A Gumiho, but that doesn’t change the fact that for the past month this was drama was one of the few things that put a smile on my face. I thoroughly enjoyed this for how simple it was. Honestly, there’s really not a reason to NOT watch this drama unless you’re looking for something new, because this is everything but.

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I've never simped so hard

This drama actually made my heart skip multiple beats. Rarely do I ever get to watch such a well crafted storyline including mythical creatures and actually be able to follow along 100% of the time. The plot's very light, enjoyable, and even comedic. Both the male and female leads played their parts very well, and so did the supporting cast! Maybe the male lead did a little too well of a job; mans got me crying over him 4 episodes in a row ;-; Best 16 hours I've ever spent in my life, I'll probably come back and spend another 16 hours rewatching it in the near future.

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Little Mistake

I have already watch whole episode, and I have already watch the whole episode, from what i see in the ending a gumiho cant turn into human after 1000 years or until 9th tail was born, but the mistake is: In the episode 1 Shin Woo-yeo already have 9 tail, it's kind of funny. I was realize this part after replaying the first episode, I can't moving on after watch the end of episode (almost in tears)

Btw i love the whole story.

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A show with clear strengths and weaknesses both taking turns overtaking eachother per episode.

My Roommate is a Gumiho is quite the predictable show. You can figure out the ending after a couple episodes and even the lessons it's trying to teach you are quite... shallow may not be the right word but it's so simple. While this isn't necessarily a bad thing it does mean that what will define the quality of the show is in it's execution above all else. Which was lacking, at times.

The first episode was great. Awesome setup for the rest of the story.

Then the second and to a lesser extent third episode came and the writers decided to add in terrible comedy. Like, I get that comedy/humour is subjective but this is that typical ''We're playing funny music and even though nothing funny has happened yet we want you to know it's funny and it's going to be funny''. More drama's do this. It's a cheap trick to lure you into a false sense of comedy, like setting the mood similar to the ''now sad music plays and we want you to know what's going on is sad'. It's like dividing parts of the episode into sections that scream some forced inclusion of comedy rather than letting the viewers themselves decide whether something is funny or sad. Except that seriously just went on for half the episodes if not longer. The female lead making over the top faces or eating disgustingly on purpose. I'm sorry it just doesn't work whatsoever. Luckily the show tones down on this a lot after the first couple of episodes because holy hell I was on the verge of quitting the show right there.

With that out of the way the rest of the show was a mixed bag but it did have more positive moments than negative moments as the show went on.
BY FAR the biggest strength of this show is in the two leads. But for me that's also where part of the weakness was.
Allow me to elaborate on the strengths.

The lead's relationship progressed quite nicely. Yeah some predictable breakup/misunderstandings we've all seen a hundred times before happened but I think what truly made it greater than the show itself is the way the female lead was written.
Most of the reviews mention the realism of the female lead and I would have to agree.
Have you ever watched a relationship in a kdrama and got really annoyed that the characters weren't talking?
Yeah, that doesn't really happen in this one. Conflicts are resolved incredibly quickly in a natural way; ''hey, this is going on and I want to know why/what's going on''.
Very refreshing. This is by far the greatest strength of the show. The female lead was in character untill the very end and because of this the show was a lot more enjoyable to watch.

I didn't however really feel the chemistry between the two leads, I felt it a lot more with the second leads.
Chemistry, however, is subjective. I think many people will be able to feel it and therefore enjoy their relationship a lot more. While I think the feeling of love was acted well by both leads I didn't feel a spark. It felt like they were desperately trying to create that chemistry and the acting certainly wasn't at fault it just... I just didn't feel it, you know? Ultimately just a subjective observation that will be different for other people.

Regarding the story it was quite bare bones. Though it didn't have to be very detailed to begin with. The whole gumiho plot wasn't really explored at all. It just existed because that's what the show was about. Perhaps It's just my lack of knowledge of gumiho's and for koreans it will all make sense but I would've liked a bit more exposition and world building.

Lastly, there's an age gap. The male lead is about a thousand years old but his character is in his thirties while the female lead is early to mid twenties? Do with that information as you will. Age gaps quite literally never bother me if it's between two consenting adults because I've got better things to do than spend my time judging why people should or shouldn't love based on some arbitrary reasoning. The reason I bring it up is simply because many people do care. So be warned/informed.

Some smaller things about the show;

Soundtrack was non existant. Nothing memorable to the point where I can't even remember a single melody despite finishing the show only 10 minutes ago.

Production quality was up to standards. Mind you I've got 0 experience about directing or cinematography but if nothing stands out as poor to me then I will consider it a job well done.

TLDR: Average show. Strengths are in it's characters and relationships while it's flaws lie in the very mixed comedy, non existant world building and barebones predictable plot .

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This movie reminded me of a forgotten story of my life. No, there was no bead, no romantic happy ending, but there were a lot of strange events and coincidences. At that time I lived in the city of Gomel in Belarus, and since I was 18 I lived alone – my parents gave me a small two-room apartment and sent me to self-sufficiency. After school, I graduated from accounting courses, but since it was not possible to get a job without work experience, I worked in a store as a salesman. After working for about 8 months, I realized that I definitely needed to get a higher education and move to another level of my life, gathering all my courage and knowledge, I passed the exams and entered the Polytechnic University. I am an active and open person, it was easy and fun for me to study, I really had to quit my job and devote myself to studying. But since no one canceled my self-sufficiency, from the first year I worked part-time by writing essays, reports, term papers for classmates and other students, typing translations of texts in general, I spun as best I could. I even liked it. When there was no money at all, I came to my parents to eat and then went to my place.
Once in one of these periods, we can say not very successful in financial terms (there were no current orders) I was returning home by trolleybus. Tired after a school day and parents' moralizing (I had to stop by to eat with them) I was riding in a half-empty trolleybus, suddenly it braked sharply, my hand fell off the handrail and I flew forward by inertia. I was almost falling when a young man caught me and helped me up. I was very surprised because I did not remember that someone was standing next to me. He asked if I could be escorted home, I refused (I have never been deprived of male attention, height 171 cm, weight 52 kg, long legs, oriental cut of playful eyes, not a big snub nose, rather plump lips and long hair). But at that time I was not interested in men at all, I played sports, hung out at discos, well, most of my life was occupied by studying.
The next day I ran into him again in the trolleybus, I was going to the university for classes, he gave me a seat (it's quite difficult to stand on 10 cm stilettos when the trolleybus constantly slows down sharply). A few days later I met him again, he spoke first, said it was probably fate that we constantly encounter him, and offered to take a walk in the park.
The park in our city is very beautiful, I like to walk around it and I agreed.
We were walking, he was always telling us something, some stories, and life events. I was very surprised how such a young-looking man of about 30 no more, can know and experience so much. How does he know so many subtleties and historical facts, it was not convenient to ask him about it and I just decided that he was probably a historian.
The manner of his conversation, vocabulary and use of words that had long been out of use were very surprising and did not correlate with his appearance in any way. During the walk, he asked me for permission to take my hand and we walked hand in hand for a while. He wouldn't stop telling his stories, and I'm a grateful listener.
After our walk together, I returned home completely exhausted, usually I walk around the park as if I am energized, there are very picturesque and atmospheric places there, but that time I barely made it home. I didn't let him take me home, he put me on a trolleybus and I left.
A few days later he called me on my mobile phone, I was very surprised, because in those years mobile communication was just beginning to appear and it was not so easy to find out a personal mobile phone number. He called and said that he was waiting for me downstairs and that I would go down (my apartment is on the 4th floor of a 5-storey building without an elevator) I went out and we walked and chatted for about 2 hours again. This happened several times, our walks became regular and it did not please me at all, because every time after them I came squeezed out like a lemon, as if all the energy had been sucked out. Usually, I always had enough energy to hang out at the disco all night on Sunday, and go to classes at the university in the morning. Such a relationship was beginning to tire me, I didn't feel any special sympathy for him, although judging by the looks of the other girls in the park, he was very attractive (about 180 tall, maybe a little taller, slender but muscular, toned physique, blond blond, pleasant appearance). And I started ignoring his calls. A couple of weeks later I saw him at the University! He introduced himself as a substitute safety teacher and lectured with us. To say that I was scared then is to say nothing!!! He sought my attention after classes, we walked in the garden of the university and talked. After he started lecturing with us, he started calling me every day at 7 a.m. and waking me up at the university)))) He kept asking me if I was getting tired, how I was feeling, and so on. I really wanted to break off this relationship, but I was constantly scared that I would have to take a test to him, and if I broke off this relationship before the session, then I would not pass the session, and it was still almost a month and a half before it.
And a couple of weeks before the start of the session, I then fell ill (although I usually do not get sick during this period, and in general I endured all acute respiratory infections and acute respiratory infections on my feet, 2-3 days of a runny nose and everything went away), and then I was so bad that I thought I would not survive, there was no strength, the temperature was under 40, I just lay in bed for almost a day, I didn't even have the strength to get up to drink water. He called in the evening and asked why I was not in class, I said that I was very ill, I had no strength and a very high temperature, he asked if I had medications, and where did I get them from if I had never had such a condition before and I did not have the strength to walk to the pharmacy. We ended the conversation and I fell asleep. I woke up in the morning, I no longer had a fever, I felt much more cheerful, and next to my bed I had antipyretic and effervescent vitamins. How and who brought them to me, I did not remember and still do not remember. But after that day, this young man didn't bother me. He also left the university, when I came to class, they told me that our main teacher would take the test. I never met him again, although sometimes it seemed to me that someone was watching me. Here's a real-life story.

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Sweet, cute, & funny

This is a light fluffy romcom with very little angst or melodrama. If you’re looking for something simple and easy to watch that doesn’t make you think too much and has a cute romance, then you’ll love this drama. But if you’re looking for something with an intriguing storyline or a spicy sexy romance with lots of skinship, then this is not the drama for you.

All of the actors in this drama did a great job. They made me laugh, they made me angry, and they made me cry. The acting was way above average. I give top marks to their acting.

The romance is a bit of a slow burn in the beginning but once they get together they are very cute. This isn’t a spicy romance with lots of skinship. It’s more of a sweet cute type of romance. There are several steamy kiss scenes and a very brief bedroom scene towards the end, but for the most part, there isn’t a lot of physical touching between the main leads. As a Gumiho he craves a humans energy and fears he will harm her if he touches her too much so for a good part of the drama they refrain from touching each other. They are very sweet together and have great chemistry. But I was left wishing they had more romantic moments between them. I took a half star off because the romance left me wishing there were was a little more to it.

The storyline was what I had the biggest issue with. The first few episodes were interesting but after that I found it getting a little slow. It took forever for the main leads to get together and there wasn’t much to the storyline other than their romance. So I took a star off for the slow start that almost made me drop it (I’m glad I didn’t.)

The storyline is a bit simple and mainly revolves around the male lead wanting to become a human and his romance with the female lead. A deity called “the mountain spirit” or the “old man” shows up a few times, and there’s an evil spirit that briefly creates chaos, but they only seem to appear when they’re needed to move the story along. The evil spirit just gives up and disappears without an explanation. And the deity is given no backstory as to who he is or why he does the things he does. So I took another star off for the lack of depth in the storyline and it’s side characters.

Even though there were several things I didn’t like, there’s still a lot of things I did like about this drama. The comedy is really good. There aren’t any evil antagonists trying to cause problems for the main leads. And there are no mean family members trying to break up the main leads either. There’s no love triangles or second leads causing misunderstandings. And I also like that’s it’s not full of angst and melodrama. And I loved the fact that they didn’t have any breakups, time jumps, or lengthy separations.

Overall I’d say this is a decent drama that’s worth watching. It isn’t a masterpiece but it’s cute, sweet, and funny. I wish the storyline and side characters had more depth. And it does start off a bit slow. But the main leads are cute together and it’s got some great comedy. It’s definitely worth watching.

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Underwhelming

It had some cute moments, however I felt that the whole series was carried on the shoulders of the FL. Although I didn't find her very attractive but she was so refreshingly honest, full of energy and true to herself that I was forced to like her.

The ML is just another beautiful face who had two expressions, one without smile and one with smile. And a lot of camera focus was given to the moment he would slowly smile as if he was blessing the world with a boon. It was good he could finally smile freely in the last two episodes. He could not emote the conflict well so I was not moved to tears either. Nothing charismatic in his get up to suggest he was a gumiho except for the tails appearing here and there.

The second ML was much more charismatic with wider range of acting. Too bad the poor guy was made to suffer so much.

The second couple was initially a welcome sight after the series "Start up". However I felt they did not suit each other at all and had no chemistry. The guy was for sure sweet but there is a limit to how much you could cry at the drop of a hat. The second girl has so much personality and she deserves an awesome drama with a strong ML. I hope to see her in such a project soon.

Overall a very underwhelming experience.

Kisses were ok.

I really like the fact that the FL, Hyeri is open about dating in real life and is very well supported by her boyfriend. She appears to be a lovely caring person in behind the scenes clips.

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Light and fluffy

8.5/10 is my rating. This is a 2021 South Korean Comedic Romantic Fantasy drama with 16, 70 minute episodes. An alternate title is “Frightening Cohabitation”.

Shin Woo-yeo (Jang Ki-yong) has lived for nearly 1000 years and his ultimate hope is to become human. He believes that he must draw energy from humans to turn his Fox head from red to blue. Lee Dam (Lee Hye-ri) accidentally swallows the a fox bead which is normally a death sentence. To guard the bead while coming up with a way to remove it, Woo-yeo asks Lee Dam to move in with him. Lee Dam is not your typical girl having relatively little interest in romantic pursuits. Lee Dam’s indifference actually attracts notorious ladies man Gye Sun-woo (Bae In-Hyuk) who originally pursues Lee Dam as a bet with his friends that he cannot get her to date him. His feelings for this unique girl quickly changes to genuine romantic interest. Things are complicated when dealing with humans especially for a Fox that has limited his interactions so he relies heavily on the advice of a Fox turned human, Yang Hye-sun (Kang Han-na). Ha-ha us nit scholar level in book knowledge but she is an expert in interpersonal relationships.She is Goddess level beautiful and portrays a cold haughtiness that hides a honest and genuine heart. Do Jae-Jin (Kim Do-wan) is one of Lee Dam’s best friends and he has been burned in many relationships. Hye-sun surprises herself by becoming attracted to the sweet and thoughtful Jae-Jin.

I liked this show a lot. The romance between the leads was heartwarming and believable, Although, it lacked depth and complexity which could be a good thing if you want light fluff. Ther was no true villain which often adds depth to the story. There was very little comedy despite it being categorized as a comedy frequently. There was a bit of a leap for me how easily the female lead moved from thinking of the Fox as an old soul to being romantically interested in him. I thought perhaps, at one point, she would give sun-woo a chance and that would have added a bit if a bump in the road of the romance. I also thought they could have shown the lead turn into a Gumiho more. It was really a pretty direct march on the road for their romance and there was some missed opportunity for additional depth and character development. iI thought it was very good just not great as the story was a bit too simplistic.

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